Lowenstein Sandler Welcomes Corporate Partner
01/05/17
Lowenstein Sandler Welcomes Corporate Partner
Summary: Corporate lawyer Benjamin C. Burkhart has joined Lowenstein Sandler in their New York City M&A team.
Lowenstein Sandler’s New York City office received a boost with the addition of Corporate lawyer Benjamin C. Burkhart. He will be joining the Transactions and Advisory Group and Tech Group. Burkhart has extensive experience with strategic M&A and investment transactions, especially in technology companies and investment funds. He joins from Morgan, Lewis & Bockius.
Burkhart will strengthen the Corporate Department, which is comprised of 200 lawyers. He will focus on mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, corporate finance, and investment transactions. He has represented some of the largest acquisitions in the technology space today, including four of Fortune’s top 20 technology startups. The startups include Airbnb, Snapchat, WeWork Companies, and Uber Technologies.
Chair of Lowenstein’s Mergers & Acquisitions Marita A. Makinen said, “Ben’s experience representing some of the largest technology companies in buy-side transactions – as well as fund investors in late-stage companies – is a perfect fit for our firm. His experience will further enhance our strategic M&A capabilities and add value to our clients. Ben’s entrepreneurial and hands-on approach is exactly how we like to partner with clients at Lowenstein.”
Burkhart said, “I was drawn to the strength of Lowenstein’s transactional practices, from its preeminent New York tech practice to its substantial M&A, private equity, and hedge fund practices. Their growth is a testament to the firm’s entrepreneurial culture, its clear strategic focus, and the firm’s immersion in the tech community. This is the best platform in New York to grow my practice.”
He earned his J.D. from the University of Southern California Law School and his A.B. from Dartmouth College.
Lowenstein Sandler Welcomes Corporate Partner
Summary: Corporate lawyer Benjamin C. Burkhart has joined Lowenstein Sandler in their New York City M&A team.
Lowenstein Sandler’s New York City office received a boost with the addition of Corporate lawyer Benjamin C. Burkhart. He will be joining the Transactions and Advisory Group and Tech Group. Burkhart has extensive experience with strategic M&A and investment transactions, especially in technology companies and investment funds. He joins from Morgan, Lewis & Bockius.
Burkhart will strengthen the Corporate Department, which is comprised of 200 lawyers. He will focus on mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, corporate finance, and investment transactions. He has represented some of the largest acquisitions in the technology space today, including four of Fortune’s top 20 technology startups. The startups include Airbnb, Snapchat, WeWork Companies, and Uber Technologies.
Chair of Lowenstein’s Mergers & Acquisitions Marita A. Makinen said, “Ben’s experience representing some of the largest technology companies in buy-side transactions – as well as fund investors in late-stage companies – is a perfect fit for our firm. His experience will further enhance our strategic M&A capabilities and add value to our clients. Ben’s entrepreneurial and hands-on approach is exactly how we like to partner with clients at Lowenstein.”
Burkhart said, “I was drawn to the strength of Lowenstein’s transactional practices, from its preeminent New York tech practice to its substantial M&A, private equity, and hedge fund practices. Their growth is a testament to the firm’s entrepreneurial culture, its clear strategic focus, and the firm’s immersion in the tech community. This is the best platform in New York to grow my practice.”
He earned his J.D. from the University of Southern California Law School and his A.B. from Dartmouth College.
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